Friday, August 3, 2012

Black and White Storm

Often, black and white photography can be the best way to show contrast. Originally in colour, the storm clouds in this image lost much of their definition and drama that were present in reality. No matter what I did to increase the contrast, it did not show as it had on the evening of the storm...until I pulled the colour. Immediately, I could hear the wind whip up the trees and I could feel the heavy skies reach down over and around me.

I used a shutter speed of 1/80. Though not fast enough to freeze all the movement in the trees, it was exactly the right speed to show the increased wind pockets. Some areas of the trees, the motion was stopped but other areas, where the wind was crazy fast, there is blur.


5 comments:

  1. I love this photo! I really love the texture of the trees against the clouds!
    Great job! Thanks for sharing the hint about black & white!

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    1. Thank you so much for stopping by!

      Be well,
      Carla

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  2. I recently sat at Starbucks with a professional photographer, just having conversation. She encouraged me to try increasing the contrast in more of my photos. I had been afraid that, by doing so, I would sacrifice subtle shades and color variations, making photos look more like old prints. "Just try," she said. Now that I've read your comment, I guess I'd better take it seriously!

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    1. Try it. If you don't like the results, no harm done. If you do like it, it might just enhance the beautiful way your stories are told through your images.

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